Burial vault



G. W. TARVlN BURIAL VAULT July 24, 1934.

Filed Jan. 31, 1935 2 Sheets- Sheet l 6207 Wjkrvz 'g g ATTORNEY July 24, 1934. 5 w TARVIN 1,;967,485

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 24, 1934 UNITED-'11 STATES PATENT OFICET Application January 31, 1933, Serial No. 654,531

1 o1aim. (o1. 2'z 17) The invention relates to a burial vault.- comprises a box-like body 10, preferably made The primary object of the invention is the from sheet metal, as' for example, galvanized provision of a vault, of this character, wherein sheet metal, although it may be made from any the body and 'top' or cover thereof are joined other suitable material and constitutes a unit in a novel manner so as to render the vault in itself with sealed corner edges. The body Mi waterproof and when the same is within the is closed at its bottom and open at its top ground it will withstand moisture and maxiand at the top opening exteriorly thereof is mum life thereto will be assured. riveted or otherwise secured an angle strip or Another object of the invention is the provibar 11, preferably of iron and the same being 1 sion of a vault of this character, wherein the extended throughout the sides and ends of the body and top or cover are made from sheet body. This angle strip is of substantially inmetal, the body being formed with a marginal verted L form. The sides and ends of the body rim W c a b p ed Over the edge of 10 are extended laterally to provide an overlapthe top or cover and hermetically sealed so as ped flange 12 for the strip 11, the flange 12 being 151 to exclude moisture and water and at the same riveted or otherwise made secure to said strip 7 time preserving a y held therein, the D and an upstanding bendable overlapped seaming seam being of novel construction so as to assure flange 13 for a purpose presently described.

the Complete Sealing 0f the p Cover with The top or cover for the body 10 includes an the body. outer upwardly bulged section 14 and an inner 20 A further object of the invention is the provilining section 15 respectively, t tt being sion of a vault of this character which is exof dish f rmati These Sections 4 and 15 r m y simp e in c n r i r h y are marginally joined at the flanged edges 16 liab e and e c e in its P p Strong, and 17 respectively, which are riveted together ab e, a d inexpensive manufacture at 18, while interiorly of the top or cover be- 5? With these and Other Objec in View, the tween said sections 14 and 15 are longitudinal Vault- Finally the flange 13 at its free edge is soldered Vention cons sts in the features of construcand transverse reinforcements 19 and 20 respection, combination and arrangement of parts as tively, these being interfitted d materially will be hereinafter more fully described in destrengthen t top or cover t ithstand any tail, illustratedin the accompanying drawings, strain imposed thereon and prevent collapse due '30 which disclose the preferred embodiment of the to the pressure f t 1 thereagainst when 85.-

invention, and pointed out in the claim herethe vault may be b ri d within the ground. llIltO pp Normally the flanges 13 upstanding from the In iJhe accompanying drawings: flanges 12 are vertically disposed and after a Figure 1 is a top plan View of a Vault body is placed within the vault the cover or top 5 structed in accordance with the invention showis telescoped t i th opening upper portion of i s the cover or top thereof partly broken the body 10 of the vault so that the flanges 16 y" and 17 will be superimposed upon the flanges Flgure 2 15 slde elevatlon the body and top 12 and in this fashion the body 10 is closed. or cover being partly broken away- Thereafter the flanges 13 are bent inwardly and Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmerttary vertical downwardly into overlapping relation to the transverse sectional view showing 1n detail the flanges 16 and 17 as is clearly shown in Figure sealing of the Cover p Wlth body 3 of the drawings so that an overlapped seam Figure 4 is View slmllar to Flgure 3 Showmg or joint is had between the top or cover and the the cover or top separated from the body of the body 10 of the vault Figure 5 is a perspective View of the cover or or otherwise joined as at 21 with the flange 16,

the Sal-n8 bemg partly broken this soldering being carried out throughout the Flgl-lre 6 1S a fragmentary perspectwe of sides and ends of the body 10 and thus it will -rr-- one-S1016 the body of the Vault h be seen that the vault will be hermetically sealed N. dig-l 7 Is an end elevatlon of the vault W en so as to exclude moisture and water therefrom Similar reference characters indicate correand particularly When b j g d 3)- sponding parts throughout the several views in The angle t D 11 exterlerly 0 e 0 Y materially strengthens the latter.

the drawings. "55' Referring to the drawings in detail, the vault The body 10 at each side thereof carnes su1 no about the casket. The braces 23 also serve'to;

strengthen the Walls of the vault or the body thereof.

to interfere with the telescoping of the top or cover in the body 10, the ends of the vertical portions of said braces 23 being rounded as shown.

. It is to be understood that in the use of the burial vault the same is to be set in concrete after the same has been lowered into the ground.

Furthermore, the vault in its entirety is to be The vertical portions of the braces terminate next to the angle pieces 11 so as-not covered with an aluminum paint for protection and artistic design both inside and outside of such vault although it is to be understood that the color of the paint may be varied at theoption of the purchaserof the vault.

What is claimed is:

A burial vault comprising a body having sides, ends bottom and open top, an angle strip secured exteriorlyofsaid body, a lateral-flange on the sidesandends to be disposed entirely aboutthe open top and overlapping said angle strip, a cover telescoped within the open top of said body and including upper and lower members, a lateral flange entirely about the cover and formed with the members to rest upon the flange on the body, rivets joining the upper and lower members of the cover flange, other rivets joining the body, its flange and angle strip, a bendable seaming flange joined with the flange of the body and folded inwardly onto the flange of the cover, and solder uniting the seaming flange with the flange of the cover.

GEORGE W. rARvIN; 

